新墨西哥州：州长选举进入冲刺：Deb Haaland 对决 Gregg Hull，民生与治安成焦点
新墨西哥州州长选举进入最后冲刺阶段。据美联社10月22日的报道，民主党参选人、前美国内政部长 Deb Haaland 与共和党参选人、前 Rio Rancho 市长 Gregg Hull 的对决，焦点集中在生活成本、治安、教育以及该州石油收入的使用方式上。选举将于11月3日举行。
Haaland 是 Laguna Pueblo 部落成员，曾任国会议员，后出任内政部长；若当选，她将成为美国首位原住民女性州长。她主张扩大现有税收抵免、增加安全网项目投入，帮助家庭应对生活成本。Hull 则主张减税，称让居民留下更多收入是应对贫困的方式，并表示新墨西哥州已为改变方向做好准备。
新墨西哥州的贫困、治安与公共教育指标长期在全美排名靠后。民主党目前掌握该州全部主要州级职位，并近一个世纪以来几乎持续控制州议会，此次州长选举结果将检验选民对现状的态度。
New Mexico: Governor's Race Enters Final Stretch: Deb Haaland Faces Gregg Hull With Affordability and Crime in Focus
In New Mexico, the race for governor has entered its final stretch. According to Associated Press reporting published October 22, Democratic nominee Deb Haaland, a former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, faces Republican Gregg Hull, a former mayor of Rio Rancho, in a contest shaped by the cost of living, crime, education and the use of revenue from the state's substantial oil production. The election is on November 3.
Haaland, a citizen of Laguna Pueblo, served in Congress before joining the Cabinet as interior secretary. If elected, she would become the first Native American woman to lead a U.S. state. She proposes expanding existing tax credits and spending more on safety-net programs to help families make ends meet. Hull promises to cut taxes, which he said will fight poverty by allowing people to keep more money in their pockets, and says New Mexico is primed for a shift.
New Mexico persistently ranks near the bottom nationally on poverty, crime and public education. Democrats hold all the top state offices and have controlled the Legislature nearly continuously for almost a century, and the governor's race will test voters' views of the status quo.
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